High School District 211 represented among I.S.B.E. 2008 "Those Who Excel" award recipients

Township High School District 211 will be well-represented among the recipients in the Illinois State Board of Education’s 2008 "Those Who Excel" education awards program. The State Board annually sponsors the "Those Who Excel" awards to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the state’s public and non-public schools.

High School District 211 award-winners are (listed alphabetically):

• Schaumburg High School (retired) Mathematics Teacher/Department Chair R. James Breunlin (classroom teacher category)
• Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services & Special Programs Daniel Cates (school administrator category)
• James B. Conant High School Parent Sharon Cruse (community volunteer category)
• Palatine High School Social Studies Teacher Asa Gordon (early career educator category)
• Palatine High School Psychologist Robert Ingraham (student support personnel category)
• Hoffman Estates High School Building & Grounds Manager Douglas Schippel (educational service personnel category)
• Youth Hunger Opposition in Palatine/YHOP (team category); William Fremd High School graduate Kellie Kinsella

Award recipients were honored by the Illinois State Board of Education at the Those Who Excel awards banquet on Saturday, October 18, 2008, in Peoria, Ill., and by the High School District 211 Board of Education at its November 20, 2008 meeting.

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From left to right seated: R. James Breunlin,
Sharon Cruse, Daniel Cates.
Standing: Father of Kellie Kinsella (Kevin Kinsella),
Robert Ingraham, Douglas Schippel and Asa Gordon.